Natascia Leonardi Cortesi

Natascia Leonardi Cortesi (born 1 May 1971) is a Swiss cross-country skier and ski mountaineer who has competed since 1988 in the World Cup circuit. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a tenth place in the 30 km event at those same games. This was the first Olympic medal ever for a Swiss woman in cross-country skiing. Leonardi Cortesi's best score at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a fifth place in the 4 × 5 km relay in 1999.

Natascia Leonardi Cortesi

Personal information
Born	(1971-05-01) 1 May 1971 Faido, Switzerland
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Skiing
Club	SC Bedretto
World Cup career
Seasons	15 – (1992, 1994–2007)
Indiv. starts	73
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	22
Team podiums	0
Overall titles	0 – (56th in 2000)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Representing Switzerland Women's cross-country skiing Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 5 km relay Junior World Championships 1990 Les Saisies 4 × 5 km relay Women's ski mountaineering World Championships 2006 Cuneo Vertical race

In Ski mountaineering, she won 2005 the Trofeo Mezzalama with Gloriana Pellisier and Christiane Nex. 2006 she was vertical race world champion.

At the Worldloppet she won three times her home-race, the Engadin Skimarathon in 2003, 2005 and 2006. She was the first Swiss woman to win the Kangaroo Hoppet 2006 in Australia and 2011 the Transjurassienne in France.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
1992	20	—	—N/a	25	—	31	—N/a	9	—N/a
1998	26	—	—N/a	DNS	—	24	—N/a	4	—N/a
2002	30	—N/a	15	15	—	10	—	Bronze	—N/a
2006	34	—N/a	—	—N/a	24	16	—	11	—

World Championships

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
1991	19	49	—	43	—N/a	—	—N/a	—	—N/a
1997	25	59	—N/a	42	DNF	31	—N/a	8	—N/a
1999	27	—	—N/a	28	—	27	—N/a	5	—N/a
2001	29	—N/a	—	20	—	CNX[a]	—	7	—N/a
2003	31	—N/a	34	28	—	23	—	10	—N/a
2005	33	—N/a	16	—N/a	—	23	—	11	—
2007	35	—N/a	54	—N/a	—	—	—	—	—

a. ¹ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
1992	20	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1994	22	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1995	23	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1996	24	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1997	25	NC	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—	—N/a
1998	26	NC	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—	—N/a
1999	27	71	—N/a	48	—N/a	—	—N/a
2000	28	56	—N/a	53	42	—	—N/a
2001	29	77	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2002	30	75	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2003	31	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2004	32	78	63	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2005	33	57	40	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2006	34	NC	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2007	35	NC	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—	—

External links

• Natascia Leonardi Cortesi at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Natascia Leonardi Cortesi at Olympics.com
• Natascia Leonardi Cortesi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)